Applicants and card holders

If you are an employee, volunteer, student or self-employed person there are laws and child-safe practices you should be familiar with if you engage in child-related work in Western Australia and/or the Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

When applying for a WWC Check you will need to identify if you are engaging in child-related work as an employee, volunteer, student or self-employed person. If you have more than one job or role in child-related work, you must apply as a paid employee (or self-employed person).

Are you a volunteer?

The WWC Screening Unit considers you to be a volunteer if you engage in child-related work for an employer or volunteer organisation for no financial reward or remuneration. If you receive payments that only cover the costs of carrying out your child-related work you are considered to receive no financial reward or remuneration. For example a volunteer secretary of a sporting club may receive an honorarium to cover the costs of postage.

Are you a student?

The WWC Act defines a student as a person completing an educational or vocational course of study with an education provider who may undertake child-related work as part of that course. If you are a student and your placement (required practical training) will involve child-related work then the term ‘student’ applies to you.